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2016 Sewing Year in Review - As costuras do ano de 2016

EN Summary: This post is an index to all the garments I made in 2016 and provides pictures and links to each individual sewing review, for easy access and reference. I also welcome my new followers and invite them to discover my makings during 2016! Hope you all enjoy it!

EN: In this set you'll find a jacket (Vogue1465 by Donna Karan, view A - click here), the same top, except I added a bust dart (click here) and culottes with front exposed zipper (an adaptation from McCall's7167, click here).

EN: Sewing designer patterns can be highly addictive! This beauty of a dress was on my sewing list for too long and this year I finally got to make it. I'm still waiting for a special occasion so I can wear it. The pattern is OOP Vogue1240; click here for the final review.

EN: My friend Paco makes the most fabulous patterns and his sewing tutorials are great. I made the top and the skirt and came to find out that this particular shade of green is the 2017 color of the year according to Pantone! Cool! Click here for the top's review and here for the skirt's.

The prince of Wales BurdaStyle pants and frilled sleeveless top - As calças Principe de Gales e o top com folhos da BurdaStyle

EN: This set came in the cover of the Portuguese edition of BurdaStyle 08/2016 and I just had to make it as close to the original as possible. Click here for the pant's sewing review and here for the top's.

EN: In 2016 I ventured in the making of my first corset (I'm sure it won't be my last). It's a completely different game, corset making, and I shared a lot of tips and progress photos; click here to read the review.

EN: I made myself an iconic Mondrian dress in 2016. It's one of my favorite dresses and I wrote a series of posts about the making of this dress. Here's the link to the final review where you will find links to all related articles.

EN: In 2016 my friend Paco got his patterns released by Vogue Patterns and I was beyond excited about his new Vogues! I started by making Vogue1526 and opted for fabrics as close to the original as possible. Click here for the shirt review, here for the jacket's and here for the pants.

Sorry if this is a duplicate comment, something funny happened mid post....

I have loved reading all your detailed blog posts during the year. It's great to see all your creations together, of course all of them are impeccably made, but it's really interesting to see such a range of different styles. Here's to another fabulous year, thank you for sharing it all with us, in such detail and in 2 languages no less!

EN Summary: After cleaning up the lining on the sleeves and sleeve vent, I couldn’t help myself and finished the cuffs. I recorded a short movie on Instagram which will give you an idea of how it looks :). Then I proceeded with setting in the sleeves by hand. Keep reading to find out about my progress so far!
--- PT Sumário: Depois de fazer o acabamento do forro nas mangas e na abertura dos punhos, não resisti a terminar o acabamento dos punhos. Gravei um vídeo no instagram que vos dará uma ideia de como fica. Depois passei à parte de coser as mangas à jaqueta à mão. Continuem a ler para verem o meu progresso até ao momento!